Tag: 45

Okay, not all of these came from Tumblr but a few of them did. I hope some of these images give you a laugh this weekend.

I know I said I wouldn’t publish any images of THAT ONE on my blog, but this was just too good to pass up. #45 visited Saudi Arabia and laid hands on a glowing orb. Actually, it was just a kind of light switch for some type of political display/museum, but the internet had a lot of fun with it anyway:

I don’t have a cat but if I did this would be a very different type of blog. Cats are just hella funny, and these photos just cry out for captions. My favorites are The Foretold Kitty, and The Chosen Cat.

Yeah, you’re gonna have to talk him down!Hail Kitten!

Nope!And he’s been watching you look for him for two hours!I’m pretty sure cats don’t understand cats either.

YouTube videos are what I get up to in my free time. Ha! What free time? Anyway, does anyone remember Hurricane Gaston, last year?

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Okja stars Steven Yeun from The Walking Dead fame, and Tilda Swinton, from Dr. Strange, so its kind of a trade-off, I guess. Anyway this looks very intriguing. I will definitely check it out if I have the time.

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And here is author R. Frater to sing the praises of Roberta Warren from Z Nation. I’ve only watched the show in scattered bits, and enjoyed what little I saw, but I hope this Summer, to actually sit down and binge the first two seasons. Check out Ms. Frater’s own zombie series, As the World Dies, which has two great female leads.

Roberta Warren (Kellita Smith) is the woman in charge of Team Bite Mark, the group dedicated to getting Murphy, the only known survivor of a zombie bite, to the CDC.

For the first part of season 1 she’s the second in command and her input is always valued by the leader. Once she takes over, both the group and outsiders defer to her authority without question.

Once a member of the National Guard, she has all the training needed to guide the team on their mission, but she’s more than just a warrior in the guise of a beautiful woman.

She has all the hallmarks of a kick ass leader.

She’s Tough

She can make any possible weapon work for her, but she’s usually wielding her machete or a pistol.

She’s Compassionate

She’s cautious, but she gives strangers a chance to prove themselves. When she sees those in needs, she will step in to help out.

She’s a Strategist

She knows the strength and weaknesses of her group. She takes in all the information needed to make the right, yet sometimes very tough decisions. Though she’ll listen to the input from her group, she makes the final call. She always makes sure there is a plan to keep everyone as safe as possible.

She’s No Nonsense

Warren doesn’t suffer fools. She is dedicated to the mission and isn’t about to let herself get bogged down. When dealing with Murphy, this is not always easy.

She’s Honest

Warren understands how hard it is to keep going sometimes, and she’ll encourage her team the best she can. Even Murphy. They’ve all suffered losses and she understands that, but in the end of the day they’re trying to save humanity. She may be compassionate, but she’s also honest. She’s not going to lie about the tribulations on the road ahead.

She’s Human

Warren is not a super-human emotionless killing machine. She’s not the sidekick or love interest female propping up a male hero. She’s a fully realized character. Roberta feels the pain of loss just like everyone else. Even at her darkest moment, when she closed herself off in despair, she found a way to push through the pain and keep going with the help of her friends.

Huge kudos to the writers for avoiding the strong black woman trope that would have denied her humanity.

She’s Sexy

Roberta is a beautiful, sexy woman and she owns it completely. Lately she’s been sharing smoldering looks with Vasquez. This doesn’t diminish her role as the leader. She keeps things in perspective, but that doesn’t prevent her from being attracted to someone.

She’s Loved

Roberta has found love in the apocalypse before. She will again. It’s obvious that she’s attractive and men are drawn to her. Though the mission is what’s important, she’s had moments where she was truly loved.

She’s a Friend

Even when things are tough, she enjoys the good moments in life with her friends. She sincerely cares about those she’s on the mission with and let’s them know it.

Her 2nd In Command is another woman

Addy and Warren have suffered similar losses and have a strong understanding of each others strengths and weaknesses. Roberta depends on Addy to help with the complications of restoring tech for communication with Citizen Z.

On several recent lists of television shows with women of color in the leads, Roberta Warren (Kellita Smith) has been left off. This is such a shame because she’s one of the best representations of female leadership on television in a very long time.

*I’m pretty sure Netflix doesn’t give a flying shit about butt-hurt racists boycotting their streaming network because they don’t like some of their programming. I don’t know why they think this would even work. When there’s shit on Netflix that I don’t like, you know what I do? I don’t watch it. Why? Because there’s about a bajillion other things on Netflix to look at.

*Okay, this one made me laugh and cry. It really does feel like a break-up, doesn’t it?

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*When I first heard about this, I was just Wow! She just straight the fuck lying to our faces at this point. I have no more evens left. I just can’t. Twitter needs to drag this woman more often than it does. Well, in this political climate, people are definitely honing their Twitter skills.